DSA = DSS?

[John Bacalle]

On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 10:29:03AM +0200, Werner Koch wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, John Bacalle wrote:
> 
> > As far as I can tell from reading docs and FAQs[1] DSA (as it appears in
> > GnuPG) is the same as DSS under PGP (as it appears in PGP 5/6), yes? 
> 
> DSA = Digital Signature Algorithm.
> 
> DSS = Digital Signature Standard.  
>       This is the combination of DSA, the SHA-1 hash algorithm and
>       some other minor things.
> 
> DH  = Diffie-Hellman Keyexchange (PGP uses this for ELG-E)
> 
> ELG = ElGamal Encryption (can be used for signatures but is not
>       suggested).  
> 
> ELG-E = Same as ELG but has another OpenPGP identifier number which
> 	flags it as only to be used for encryption.  This is what 
>         PGP calls DH.

You know a GnuPG FAQ should follow the PGP way of highlighting their
cipher/pubkeys like so:

   DSS/DH : DSA/ELG-E *hehehe*

[But seriously]
If this exact kind of information is in a FAQ, either GnuPG or PGP (pgpi.org
was a place I also looked for this kind of information), I plum missed
it. In another reply I'm sending now there is a little diagram that
should also be listed in a FAQ somewhere, or something like it. Assuming
that my understanding is correct. 

   John

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John Bacalle

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